Jury Pool Profile
Malheur County, Oregon
- County seat
- Vale
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,261
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,954.
At a glance
Malheur County is a 32,261-person venue. The county population is 69% White (Census race-alone categories). 34% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 60.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $60,814, $24,083 below the OR state median of $84,897; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $52,357/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 31,954
- Median household income
- $54,519
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 1%.
Malheur County has a population of 31,954, with a median age of 36.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.2%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 34.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,814; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 10.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Malheur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.7% in 2024, 69.4% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,946 individuals).